Özet:

In addition to being an economically important source of income for our country, the aquaculture sector has a very important place in terms of healthy nutrition as a source of animal protein. The World Health Organization emphasizes the importance of fish and fishery products as a good source of animal protein in the fight against obesity. However, when the per capita consumption of fisheries data in Turkey is analyzed, it is seen that the fisheries consumption habit in our country is unfortunately behind even some underdeveloped countries. Increasing the amount of fishery products consumption per capita is extremely important for the development of the aquaculture industry and healthy nutrition of individuals. Considering the existing water resources potential of our country, the development of the fisheries sector and the high level of consumption of fisheries in parallel with this situation are important for the developing world. In this context, it is of great importance to carry out activities to increase consumption by carrying out promotional and consumption encouragement activities. In addition, excessive and unconscious hunting, environmental pollution, global warming and many other factors negatively affect aquaculture production in the world and in Turkey. Protection of the seas and inland waters from all kinds of pollution and deterioration should be considered as the first priority while determining the hunting policies. However, the importance of aquaculture is increasing over the years. According to FAO, the food sector that has developed the most in the last 10 years in the world is the aquaculture sector. It is recognized that aquaculture has an important alternative potential in the future at the point of current food supply. In this review, a general assessment has been made on the Turkish fisheries sector.